The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-04
THE WEST.


THE suit Of frankie Morris against New
York insurance companies for $4,000 on
the life of Mrs. Nancy Poinsett ended at
Topeka, Kan, on the 9th in her favor.
frankie had been accused of poisoning
Mrs. Poinsett, but the case was dismissed
on her second trial.
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES has been appointed
trustee OF the Ohio State University.
r. F. SIMPSON, living near Hillsboro,
Ill, died recently from the effects of a
slight bite on the thumb given him by his
three-year-old son while in play.
A DYNAMITE cartridge was exploded on
the railroad track between the car and the
dummy of a train on the Geary street rail
road, San Francisco, the other night, break
ing piece of iron out of the car wheel six
inches in length. A number Of passengers
were on the dummy and inside the car at
the time, but no one was injured.
ABOUT 200 cases of giant powder ex-
ploded on the Missouri Pacific, near Fort
Scott, Kan, at one o'clock on the morning
of the 18th. A brakeman was killed and
immense damage was done by the
breaking of windows. The explosion was
felt at Rich Hill and Nevada. Mo.
A New MEXICO paper publishes story to
woods of Arizona.
SMALL-PoX is reported raging among the
Indians on the Colville reservation.
JAMES ARMSTRONG and Frank Holmes, of
Pentwater, Mich, have been hunting and
trapping in Delta County for several years.
Recently, while setting traps. Holmes cut
his leg badly, and his companion went for
help. Within an hour he returned, to find
only few bloody bones, some scraps of
clothing. and bloody axe and a revolver
Round about were the carcasses of five
wolves, which Holmes had killed in his
fight for life.
1T was reported in Chicago that complica-
tons had arisen which made it certain that
the Central Traffic Association would be
dissolved. The local pool from Peoria had
already received its death-blow. The In
dianapolis pool was in almost as bad q con-
dition.
A PASSENGER train on the Burlington road
ran over sleigh load Of people mile south
Of Nelson, Wis. Alexander Dream, engi-
neer on steamboat, was killed and William
Mailer, j. F. Schenberger and James Kane
were injured, but not fatally.
JOHN W. MAcKAY. Of the Postal Telegraph
Company, has purchased the Bay and Coast
Telegraph line, belonging to the South Pa
cific Coast Railroad Company, which runs
from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. The
price was not mentioned.
A STEUBENvnLE CO., special of the Goth
said: "a boiler in the Harvey paper mill
at Wellsburg, W. Va, exploded to-day,
killing John and Thomas Nelson and Sc
verely injuring John Parish. The damage
to the building was $2.OOO."
THE barb wire pool at a recent meeting
in Chicago resolved to advance prices from
five to ten per cent.
HENRY SCHWARTZ, a former brakeman Of
the Rock Island road, has been arrested in
Chicago for the Rock Island train robbery.
He is also indicted by the grand jury Of
Grundy County for the murder of the ex-
press messenger, Nichols. He had pre-
viously been arrested on a charge of big
amy.
A BILL prohibiting the importation of
Pinkerton detectives into the State recently
passed the Michigan House unanimously
SPEAR s. HoLLINGswoRTH, the defaulting
treasurer Of Knox County, Ind, gave him
self up at Vincennes the other day, saying
he was tired Of the hell he had been living
in since his absconding.
ORTIZ d. STEIN, the notorious murderer
and embezzler, formerly of Kansas City,
Mo-, recently killed Howard Stone, q tele-
graph operator at Price Station, Utah
An earthquake was reported at fremont
and North Bend, Neb.. on the 9th.
The announcement was made at Cincin-
natl recently that q contract had been
signed for tho purpose Of putting on the
road theatrical company under the aus
pices and with the approval Of the Catholic
Church, with the object Of collecting fund
for the relief Of the creditors Of the late
Arch bisnop Purcell
TEE Knights of Labor struck in Sell,
Schwab & Co.'S shop at Chicago, recently
because thirteen girls were not discharged.
A BILL has been introduced in the Illinois
Legislature regulating the price Of tele-
phone rentals.
TIE SOUTH.
The Piedmont Hotel, the State warehouse
and eight stores at Reidsville, N. c., burned
the other morning. Loss, $4,000; insur- |
ance, $4,000
THE Morgan sea levee, the largest in the |
South, has been finished after thirteen |
years work. 1t contains 307, 900 cubic yards |
If earth.
A BILL appropriatlng 100000 for the re-
lief OF sufferers by the drought was passed |
a the Texas Senate on the Goth with the |
necessary two-thirds majority to give is |
effect.